Helmut Newton Death
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Though he’d already lived 83 years and lived more than a full life, it’s still tragic that Helmut Newton’s life was cut a little short by a car accident.
Newton died on January 23, 2004 after he crashed his car into a wall. He’d been leaving his motel residence in Southern California when (it’s surmised) he had a heart attack behind the wheel. His car went out of control and crashed.
Paramedics rushed Newton to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center but he was declared dead shortly afterwards. He was cremated and his ashes were buried next to the grave of Marlene Dietrich in a Berlin cemetery.his funeral was attended by a number of celebrities with whom he’d had friendships and acquaintances, including actor Roger Moore and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.